ESG Report 2024

97 The Group views water as the source of life and electricity as the lever for development, consistently adhering to the philosophy of "Reflecting on Our Water Source, Giving Back to Nature." We pay close attention to the potential environmental impact of every action and develop corresponding strategies and solutions to minimise our environmental footprint. We place great importance on the environmental policies of each subsidiary, conducting regular environmental audits of relevant business locations within the Group. This helps us identify and reduce environmental impacts while continuously promoting ecological and environmental protection initiatives. The Group has undergone annual compliance audits on the environmental management systems at the Inner Mongolia and Zhuhai Company, which both locations have obtained the ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system certification, accounting for 33.3% of the Group's business premises. Zhuhai Company has also established an annual toxic emission plan named the "Hazardous Waste Management Plan". Measures that can reduce the generation of toxic emissions have been set, realising emission reduction at source, implementing environmental protection policies and achieving higher environmental goals, becoming a "green factory" and actively promoting green production. As the Group expands in scale, the consumption of electricity and water resources has inevitably increased. To address this challenge, all companies within the Group are actively implementing a series of energy-saving and emission-reduction measures. For example, Zhuhai Company adheres to the philosophy of "Saving Electricity, Starting from Scratch," vigorously promoting water and electricity conservation and adopting a zero-tolerance attitude towards wasteful behavior. We have launched multiple energy-saving and water-saving initiatives, promoting a green, low-carbon lifestyle and enhancing employees' environmental awareness. Besides, Zhuhai Company actively promotes garbage sorting, strengthens resource recycling, and encourages employees to develop good habits in waste classification. At the same time, the Group continues to focus on the development of the circular economy industry chain, further reducing environmental impact through effective resource reuse. To address the challenges posed by climate change, the Group is further strengthening preventive measures against extreme weather events. By enhancing environmental education and training, we aim to comprehensively improve the Group's response capabilities and actively foster a culture of environmental protection. Furthermore, Inner Mongolia Company also held a tree planting festival, planting more than 3,090 trees to support low-carbon development and strive to build a green community. 10.6 Green Operation 10.6.1 Green Factory Green Factory Adopt cleaner production to minimise generation of pollutants Achieve an advanced level in intensive use of land, cleaner production, utilisation of wastes and low carbon energy sources High level of waste recycling and reuse Enhance the Company’s resource efficiency, including reduction in the average energy consumption per product and water and raw materials consumption, bringing the Company’s resource efficiency to a leading level Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2024 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited